Photographer captures climate change in every continent

A polar bear in Svalbard, who headed 500 miles north to find food and ice. Credit: Ashley Cooper

A photographer from Ambleside has become the only person to document images of climate change on every continent in the world.

Ashley Cooper has spent the last 14 years photographing climate change in over 30 countries - costing him £250,000 raised from selling his pictures.

Scientists might disagree on what causes climate change but Ashley says it's our fault.

Here's a selection of his heartbreaking pictures from around the world:

The drought in California Credit: Ashley Cooper
Tuvalu in the South Pacific is the smallest country in the world and rising sea levels means it is often submerged Credit: Ashley Cooper
Tuvalu in the South Pacific is the smallest country in the world and rising sea levels means it is often submerged Credit: Ashley Cooper
The tar sands in Canada Credit: Ashley Cooper
The tar sands in Canada Credit: Ashley Cooper